1 census tracts · pop 4,522 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Woodley maps to a single census tract in West Falls Church, VA and houses 4,522 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 28.0% citywide, putting Woodley 29.1% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10. Court records for this tract carry 149 eviction filings.
The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 5.5% of renter households. At $1,867 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of West Falls Church commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 3.9% in 2016 against a 5.5% peak. That places it #1 of 8 neighborhoods in West Falls Church.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Woodley North and Pine Spring. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $84,688.
60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Woodley vs West Falls ChurchHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Woodley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
149Total filings (sum)
4.10%Avg annual filing rate
5.5%Peak year (2012)
3.91%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Woodley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.8%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
11.8%SNAP enrollment
15.1%No health insurance
27.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Woodley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Woodley?
Woodley scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Woodley compare to West Falls Church overall?
Woodley scores 1.4 points higher than West Falls Church overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,867 vs $2,066.
Q3
What is the average rent in Woodley?
Average gross rent in Woodley is $1,867/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Woodley residents are renters?
60% of Woodley households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in West Falls Church). The neighborhood has 4,522 residents.
Q5
Is Woodley a high social-vulnerability area?
Woodley sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Woodley for landlords?
Woodley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to West Falls Church as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Woodley?
Woodley has 4,170 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (38.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (32.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
